2019-06-20 Leeward Exh A (SPP 17-195)

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Ho`omama Street, in Pualani Estates. We therefore urge that you require the applicant to provide the second access/ingress route from Hualalai Road to serve the property. That second access should also serve as the required route for construction vehicles in order to avoid undue traffic, rapid road wear and resultant unsafe conditions on Ho`omama Street and Puapua`anui Street. The County should note that heavy construction traffic will undoubtedly require repaving upon completion of the construction. Clearly, the construction and use of a facility that's capable of hosting 600 churchgoers and 360 cars —the original plan called for only 160 —360 cars for services and special events will also give rise to significant noise and dirt pollution, all affecting Pualani Estates residents, especially those residing on Ho`omama Street and other streets north of Puapua`anui Street, many of whom have already endured and experienced much noise and dirt emanating from the rock-crushing operation on property immediately north of the applicant's property, and which is the subject of a pending challenge to the Special Permit for excavation that was granted by the Planning Department several years ago. Loud music during church services and celebrations should also be considered, and light and noise pollution will of course arise after evening functions when up to 360 autos attempt to leave the premises, most of them via Ho`omama Street, even given another egress route. We therefore recommend that overnight activities, including but not limited to drug rehab meetings and on-site retreats and/or revivals, not be permitted; church services only be conducted inside the church building; use of electronic musical instruments only be allowed when sound reaching the property's perimeter doesn't exceed 60 decibels; and, during the construction phase, that work be limited to weekdays between the hours of 9:00 and 4:30 p.m. Our other concerns focus on the adequacy of the proposed water and septic systems, especially given the recent restrictions on water use in the North Kona District in general. We also recommend that additional landscaping be required over that shown on the site plan for the parking area, and it include adequate screening for the homes to the south. We urge, therefore, that the Planning Department and Planning Commission seriously consider these issues and require that they be resolved before a Special Permit is granted. Thank you. DECHAP: Aloha. My name is Chantal Dechap. I live in Pualani Estates. I first lived on Ho`omama Street, across the street from Ryan, had the opportunity to watch his family grow, been to his church, admire the work that they do for the community. However, I do not approve of the building of the church on that particular property, and primarily for the concern of traffic flow. And as it has been indicated before, we are seeing problems now, it continues to be a problem as far as traffic flows. Things like even construction trucks, though they are not supposed to be using the Puapua`anui—my understanding is they are supposed to go by way of Hualalai—they do come down our Puapua, they go up by our Puapua, and the road does not support that, and I think it's just a matter of time we see damage to Puapua`anui. The other thing, too, that hasn't had given a whole lot of mention is the park there; there's a lot of community activities there at the park. You add the church and ongoing traffic problem, it just escalates the problem. We already have issues just getting in and out of our subdivision as it is, just going onto Puapua`anui, and people speeding down the road, and as indicated, as much as 50 miles per hour, if not more. We had an incident during a night; somebody comes, a truck 15 EXHIBIT A